Jedi Master Yoda

A tube-nosed fruit bat with an appearance reminiscent of the Star Wars Jedi Master Yoda has been discovered in a remote rainforest. The bat, along with an orange spider and a yellow-spotted frog are among a host of new species found in a region of Papua New Guinea. More than 200 animals and plants were revealed for the first time after two months of surveying in the rugged and little-explored Nakanai and Muller mountain ranges last year. A nyctimene tube-nosed fruit bat (left) is one of the...Read Full Story

"Handle my liquor I cannot..." First off, what is Yoda doing in Germany, instead of his home planet of Dagobah?  And secondly, for someone who’s reportedly so wise, why is he drinking and driving and running into pedestrians? Wait—what are the chances that this isn’t the real Yoda, but some inebriated 42-year-old German guy in a costume?  Yeah, going to have to go with the latter on this one. After a pedestrian in Germany was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, cops were able to...Read Full Story

"Handle my liquor I cannot..." First off, what is Yoda doing in Germany, instead of his home planet of Dagobah?  And secondly, for someone who’s reportedly so wise, why is he drinking and driving and running into pedestrians? Wait—what are the chances that this isn’t the real Yoda, but some inebriated 42-year-old German guy in a costume?  Yeah, going to have to go with the latter on this one. After a pedestrian in Germany was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, cops were able to...Read Full Story

BERLIN: German police called to a traffic incident early Sunday were astonished to find themselves face-to-face with Jedi master Yoda from Star Wars, much the worse for wear after Halloween celebrations. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a 42-year-old male driver, resplendent in his Yoda costume, had a minor collision with a pedestrian and sped off in his car, only to be collared by a police vehicle two minutes later. The pedestrian was left with only light injuries following the accident...Read Full Story

Call it Halloween, All Hallow's Eve,  or even The other halloween known as Walpurgis Night, but that's another story for a another time. Whatever you call it, for whatever reason, countless people in our cities pull out all the stops on Hallowe'en. Putting man's best friend out in the back yard or chained to a tree in the front yard is not a great idea. Here are some critter safety concepts for this Allhallows. Did you know that some people's animals have been mistreated after being stolen on...Read Full Story